Badminton, Arctic Open Super 500: Indian challenge ends in Finland
Lakshya Sen’s return to the tour after the 2024 Paris Olympics ended in the Round of 16.
Join our WhatsApp Community to receive travel deals, free stays, and special offers!
- Join Now -
Join our WhatsApp Community to receive travel deals, free stays, and special offers!
- Join Now -
Lakshya Sen’s return to the badminton tour ended in the Round of 16 at the Arctic Open Super 500 in Vantaa, Finland after a tight three-set loss to Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen on Thursday.
There were seven matches, across categories, that featured Indians. However, none managed to make it to their respective quarter-finals.
In their first meeting since the quarter-final of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Sen managed to take the first game but after being given a scare. The Indian shuttler had taken a 13-7 lead, only for Chou to claw back into the game and level proceedings at 15-15.
The Chinese Taipei player had even taken a 19-17 lead, but Sen managed to win four points on the trot to secure the first game 21-19.
Sen then raced to a 6-2 and later 9-5 lead in the second only for Chou to find a way back into the game. At 13-13, the seventh seed from Chinese Taipei took a lead that he would not relinquish, eventually winning the game 21-18 to send the match into the decider.
Riding on the momentum, Chou raced to a 10-2 lead and held on to secure the match with a 19-21, 21-18, 21-15 win.
In the other men’s singles fixture, qualifier Kiran George...
